Publications of the research group "Neural Circuits for Vocal Communication"

Bistere, L.; Gomez-Guzman, C. M.; Xiong, Y.; Vallentin, D.: Female calls promote song learning in male juvenile zebra finches. Nature Communications 15, 8938 (2024)

Bistere, L.; Wilczek, S.; Vallentin, D.: Variable and slow-paced neural dynamics in HVC underlie plastic song production in juvenile zebra finches. BMC Neuroscience 25, 76 (2024)

Heim, F.; Mendoza, E.; Koparkar, A.; Vallentin, D.: Disinhibition enables vocal repertoire expansion after a critical period. Nature Communications 15, 7565 (2024)

Costalunga, G.; Sanchez Carpena, C.; Seltmann, S.; Benichov, J. I.; Vallentin, D.: Wild nightingales flexibly match whistle pitch in real time. Current Biology 33 (15), pp. 3169 - 3178.e3 (2023)

Costalunga, G.; Kobylkov, D.; Rosa-Salva, O.; Vallortigara, G.; Mayer, U.: Light-incubation effects on lateralisation of single unit responses in the visual Wulst of domestic chicks. Brain Structure & Function 227 (2), pp. 497 - 513 (2022)

Norton, P.; Benichov, J. I.; Pexirra, M.; Schreiber, S.; Vallentin, D.: A feedforward inhibitory premotor circuit for auditory-vocal interactions in zebra finches. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (23), e2118448119 (2022)

Sibille, J.; Gehr, C.; Benichov, J. I.; Balasubramanian, H.; Teh, K. L.; Lupashina, T.; Vallentin, D.; Kremkow, J.: High-density electrode recordings reveal strong and specific connections between retinal ganglion cells and midbrain neurons. Nature Communications 13 (1), 5218 (2022)

Benichov, J. I.; Vallentin, D.: Inhibition within a premotor circuit controls the timing of vocal turn-taking in zebra finches. Nature Communications 11 (1), 221 (2020)

Costalunga, G.; Vallentin, D.; Benichov, J. I.: A neuroethological view of the multifaceted sensory influences on birdsong. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 86, 102867 (2024)

Banerjee, A.; Vallentin, D.: Convergent behavioral strategies and neural computations during vocal turn-taking across diverse species. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 73, 102529 (2022)